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He married Jane [1817-1???].
Child:
Peggy [b 1838]
They lived in Warley [1841].
In 1842, he was one of a gang of 7 local men who were charged with forging
and circulating counterfeit notes & coin, as
described in the Foldout.
He was committed for trial.
At the Crown Court [21st March 1842], he was convicted of uttering
forged notes and sentenced to 15 years and to be transported.
Ashworth was received aboard the prison hulk ship Justitia moored at Woolwich [7th April 1842].
He was aboard the Susan which departed 21st April
1842, and arrived at Van Diemen's Land [25th July 1842]
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He married 6 times.
Child: Caleb
He was
a worsted weaver [1841] /
formerly worsted weaver [1851] /
a Chelsea Pensioner [1861].
He married Sarah [1789-1862].
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1841] was David Brook.
Abraham died 20th November 1861 (aged 73).
Sarah died 17th November 1862 (aged 73).
The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 4450]
with David Brook
He was married with 7 children.
The family lived at
Scott's Row, Back Foundry Street, Halifax.
On 5th December 1858, he attempted to murder his wife and then
committed suicide.
He had been ill for some time, and his wife and children were being
supported by Akroyd's sick society.
Newspaper reports said that his wife's recovery was doubtful
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Born 2nd May 1806.
She was
a visitor at Ladies' School of Marie Louisa Jarry at 19
Akeds Road, Halifax [1861] /
a schoolmistress [1871] /
a retired schoolmistress [1881, 1891].
She never married.
She lived at
Agnes died at home [19th March 1899].
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £4,590 8/10d.
Probate was granted to her nephew
Edward Howard Ashworth (bank manager), the son of Rev Arthur Howard Ashworth
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He was
a cloth worker /
Secretary of Hebden Bridge Liberal Club [1917].
In 1897, he married Hannah Vernon [1872-1955] in Todmorden.
Children:
The children were born in Hebden Bridge.
The family lived at 11 Montrose Buildings, Hebden Bridge [1915].
Albert Richard died 12th April 1933 (aged 69).
Hannah died 24th April 1955 (aged 83).
The couple & other members of the family (‡) were buried at Wainsgate Baptist Church, Hebden Bridge [Grave Ref: C664]
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She was
a dressmaker (living at Little Clegg, Butterworth, Rochdale with her
motherMaria Ashworth [b 1822] (former domestic servant)
[1881] /
a dressmaker (shown as married, visiting the family of Thomas Tabiner at Harrow Street, Halifax) [1891] /
a fustian tailoress [1901] /
a ready made clothier's finisher [1911].
Children:
They lived at
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He was
a successful art student /
a shop assistant (provision stores) [1911] /
employed by the Maypole Company, Todmorden.
During World War I,
he served as a Driver
with the 15th Battery
Royal Field Artillery.
He was killed in France whilst asleep in his dugout when a shell burst. [20th October 1917] (aged 27)
He is remembered on the family grave at Lumbutts United Methodist Free Church,
on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium [Grave Ref 4-6 & 162],
in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Trinity United Methodist Free Church, Walsden
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Son of Philip Howard Ashworth.
Baptised at Pellon Lane Particular Baptist Church [29th November
1818].
He was
educated at Heath Grammar School [1832] /
Brasenose College Oxford University [1842, 1845] /
a visitor at Ipsley, Warwickshire [1851] /
Anglican rector of Didcot /
minor canon at York Cathedral [1853] /
vicar of St Mary Bishop Hill Junior, York [1853, 1857] /
vicar of Nether Wallop, Hampshire [1857, 1874].
On 9th June 1854, he married Mary Georgianna Barnard
at East Stonehouse, Devon.
Children:
The family lived at
The Vicarage, Nether Wallop, Hampshire [1861, 1871].
Arthur died at Nether Wallop [15th November 1874].
Probate records show that he left effects valued at under £3,000.
His will was proved by his widow Mary Georgianna
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Son of Abraham Ashworth.
He married Mehetabel [d 1728]
He was one of the last people able to make a living from the dual economy of weaving and small-scale farming.
He was a diarist daily recording in his 4 diaries the social
conditions in the area in the years from 4th October 1782, 1785, 1809
and 1815.
He lived at Walt Royd.
He became Overseer of the Poor at Ovenden [1780].
He worshipped at Square Independent Chapel, Halifax until he joined
Pellon Lane Baptists in 1795.
Question:
Around 1819, Rev Edward Ramsden wrote a letter to his [Ramsden's]
mother in which he mentioned that Cornelius had moved into
some cottages, possibly near to Jumples Mill.
Does anyone know where Cornelius went to live?
He married Unknown.
Child:
daughter who married Mr Marsden
Cornelius died 18th June 1821 (aged 69).
See
The Diaries of Cornelius Ashworth and
Pellon Baptist School
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Baptised at St John the Baptist, Coley [29th April 1821]
Actor born in Todmorden [18 July 1946].
He began work as an English and Drama teacher, and was a member of
several repertory companies before moving into television.
He has played many film and TV rôles
Headmistress of St Mary's Church of England School, Luddendenfoot
[24th August 1982-22nd December 1982].
She died in Halifax [27th October 2004]
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He was
trained at St John's College, Battersea /
a pupil-teacher [1901] /
a teacher at Holy Trinity School, Halifax [1908] /
a teacher (county council elementary school) [1911] /
a writer for the Hebden Bridge Times /
a sportsman, playing rugby, football & cricket for Halifax & Hebden
Bridge.
During World War I,
he enlisted on 5th September 1914, and was one of the first to join
the
1st/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
where he
he served as a Lance Corporal.
After training, he went to France in April 1915.
He was injured in a bombing accident, given a lieutenant's
commission, and had just returned to the front line.
He died after being pierced through the heart by a German sniper
[13th December 1915] (aged 29).
He was buried at Talana Farm Cemetery, Belgium [Grave Ref III D 1].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
on the Memorial at Halifax Teachers',
on the Memorial at Halifax Secondary School,
on the Memorial at Saint James Church, Hebden Bridge,
and on the Memorial at Hebden Bridge United District Secondary School
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He was
a cloth dresser (shown as Edmund) [1841] /
a cordwainer journeyman [1851] /
chapel keeper [1861, 1871].
He married Sarah [1795-1878].
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1851] were grandchildren Margaret
Ashworth [b 1840] (worsted spinner)
& Edward Ashworth [b 1842] (roper twiner).
Living with them [in 1861] were grandchildren
Edward J. Ashworth [b 1842] (house painter),
George Ashworth [b 1846] (card setting machine tenter)
& Mary A. Ashworth [b 1853].
Living with them [in 1871] was granddaughter Mary A. Ashworth
[b 1853].
Edward died 4th December 1875 (aged 78).
Sarah died 19th January 1878 (aged 83).
The couple & the children ‡ were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1161]
On 7th February 1881, he married Sarah Redman [1854-1929] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at 18 Lee View, Hebden Bridge [1911]
Edwin died 21st March 1928 (aged 74).
Sarah died 10th July 1929 (aged 76).
Members of the family were buried at Wainsgate Baptist Church, Hebden Bridge [Grave Ref: F795]
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Born in Millwood [28th December 1858].
She was
a cotton weaver [1881] /
a barmaid at the Swan with Two Necks, Todmorden (where her
widowed mother was innkeeper) [1891] /
licensed victualler (own account) at the Halfway House, Todmorden [1901] /
at the Swan Inn, Millwood (with her sister Mary
Hannah) [1911].
After the death of her mother Martha [1891], Ellen
Florence became head of the household.
In 1901, her siblings
Mary Hannah (licensed victualler assistant) /
Martha (licensed victualler assistant) /
Ann (dressmaker own account) /
Emma (dressmaker own account) /
Joseph (butcher & farmer own account) /
Thomas (clogger own account self employed)
were living with Ellen Florence.
Living with Ellen & Mary Hannah [in 1911] and assisting
with the business were their siblings Ann / Emma
/ Thomas.
Neither sister married.
Mary Hannah died in 1933.
Probate records show that she left effects valued at £5,651.
Probate was granted to
to her sister Ellen Florence.
Ellen Florence died in 1942
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Baptised 9th November 1812.
He married Betty Sutcliffe [1814-1891].
Children:
The children were born in Halifax
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Son of Henry Ashworth
He was
assisting his father in the family cab business [1901] /
a cab driver [1911] /
a member of the Territorials [1909].
During World War I,
he served as a Corporal
with the Transport Section of the
1st/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal
for
He traversed nightly a fire-swept area, and never hesitated to
proceed or failed to deliver his stores
His photograph appears with a report of his award in the Halifax Courier [15th January 1916].
He survived the War.
He died in Halifax in 1951 (aged 67)
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Born in Hebden Bridge.
He was a cotton fustian twister [1914].
During World War I,
he enlisted in Todmorden [September 1914]
and served as a Private
with the 2nd Battalion
Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire) Regiment.
He was killed in action [10th April 1918]
and is remembered on the family grave at Wainsgate Baptist Church, Hebden Bridge [Grave Ref: F795]
and on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium [Grave Ref 6 & 7]
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Born at Elland Bank [20th July 1822].
She was
a servant/governess [1851] /
a governess [1871] /
a schoolmistress [1881] /
a retired schoolmistress [1891] /
a retired head of school [1901, 1911].
She never married.
She lived at
Frances Rosamond died 15th October 1912.
Probate records show that she left effects valued at £3,119 11/3d.
Probate was granted to her nephew
Edward Howard Ashworth (bank manager)
& Arthur Henry Chanter (gentleman)
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In [Q2] 1894, he married Elsie Orrell [1877-19??]
in Wortley.
She was a charwoman [1901]
Children:
The family lived at
Frank died in Todmorden in 1900 (aged 30).
In 1904, Elsie married (2) Thomas Edward Woodhead in Todmorden.
Child: 5.
Elsie Woodhead [b 1907]
Thomas Edward Woodhead died in Todmorden in 1910 (aged 69).
He was buried at St Paul's Church, Cross Stone
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Born in Bradford.
He was
a warp sizer & cotton manufacturer (employer) [1891] /
a cotton warp sizer (employer) [1901].
He was
active in local affairs /
one of the first Aldermen of the Borough of Todmorden [1896-1907] /
deputy mayor [twice] /
President of Todmorden Musical Society /
County Magistrate [1906].
In 1882, he married Sarah Ormerod.
Children:
The children were born in Todmorden.
The family lived at
Fred died at home in Ilkley [29th August 1909] (aged 57).
He was cremated in Bradford and his remains were buried in the family
grave at St Paul's Church, Cross Stone
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £33,475.
Probate was granted to his widow Sarah,
his son Peter,
Henry Edgar Parkinson Ackroyd (gentleman),
& William Ormerod (esquire)
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He was
a farmer (own account) [1901] /
a farmer (employer) [1911].
In 1894, he married Emma Dewhirst [1867-1929] in Todmorden.
Children:
The family lived at
Shaw Croft Farm, Pecket Well [1901-1918].
Living with them [in 1901] was sister-in-law Hannah Dewhurst
[b 1863] (cotton mill hand)
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Born in Todmorden.
He was
a member of the British Socialist Party /
a shuttle maker [1911] /
employed as a body maker at J. Greenwood's Salford Shuttle
Works.
He was engaged to be married.
During World War I,
he enlisted [14th March 1917]
and served as a Private
with B Company
6th Battalion
York & Lancaster Regiment.
He went to France [24th June 1917].
He sustained serious shell wounds in the left leg [2nd December
1917], and suffered great loss of blood.
He died of his wounds in a Casualty Clearing Station in France [3rd December 1917] (aged 24).
Some reports give the date of his death as the 4th December.
The Todmorden & District News [14th December 1917] published an obituary with a photograph.
He was buried at Noeux-Les-Mines Communal Cemetery Extension, France [Grave Ref IV A 16].
He is remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance
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During World War II,
he served as a Signalman with the 22nd Armoured Brigade Signals,
Royal Corps of Signals
He died 12th June 1942 (aged 24).
He is remembered on the Alamein Memorial, Egypt [Grave Ref 51],
and in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
He was a cotton manufacturer at Jumble Hole Mill, Todmorden [1815]
Assistant Curate at Ripponden [1835].
On 1st February 1827, he married Elizabeth Whiteley [1801-1890] in Halifax.
Children:
The children were born in Barkisland.
George died in Elland [2nd August 1835]
and was buried at Elland Parish Church.
Elizabeth died in Barkisland [7th June 1890]
and was buried at Christ Church, Barkisland [Grave Ref: 271]
with her daughters
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In 1842, he was one of a gang of 7 local men who were charged with forging
and circulating counterfeit notes & coin, as
described in the Foldout.
He was committed for trial to York Castle on a charge of putting off forged Bank of England £5 notes, and forged counterfeit silver.
At the Crown Court [21st March 1842], he was convicted of uttering
forged notes and sentenced to 15 years and to be transported.
Ashworth (age 31) was received aboard the prison hulk ship Warrior moored at Chatham and Woolwich, [7th
April 1842].
He was moved to the ship Earl Grey [19th September
1842], which left Plymouth on 5th October 1842 carrying 261 male
convicts, and after a voyage of 101 days, arrived at Hobart Town,
Van Diemen's Land [14th January 1843]
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He was
a grocer [1871].
In [Q1] 1848, he married Elizabeth Holroyde [1829-1???] in Halifax.
She was a grocer [1881]
Children:
The daughters ‡ never married & were buried at Lister Lane
Cemetery [Plot 1383].
The family lived at
Living with the widowed Elizabeth & daughter [in 1881] was
grandmother Mary Stott [b Brighouse 1803].
George died in Halifax [Q2 1872] (aged 45)
In 1889, he had received 6 strokes of the birch for stealing.
In 1893, he was sent for 3 years in a Reformatory after stealing
1 cwt of coal.
On leaving, he got a job as a teamer in Sowerby Bridge, but his
employer had to discharge him on account of his habits.
On 15/16th May 1905, he broke into the restaurant at County Bridge,
Sowerby Bridge, owned by Mr Waterhouse, and stole pork chops
and a bottle of sauce.
Later that night, he broke in a fish shop near the railway goods
station, owned by Walter Jowett, and stole 7 eggs and some
fried fish.
When he was arrested, he admitted the offences, saying that he was
starving.
He was sent to prison for 1 month for each offence
Son of Philip Howard Ashworth.
Born 21st February 1815.
He was
educated at Heath Grammar School [1832] /
University College Oxford [1840] /
schoolmaster /
clergyman.
He was
He was
Trinity Road, Halifax. [1851] /
lodging with Abraham Firth & family [1861, 1871 & /
1881]
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Born in Wadsworth.
He was
a weaver of Ovenden [1837] /
a worsted weaver [1841] /
a hand loom carpet weaver worsted [1851] /
a farmer of 8 acres [1861] /
a coal merchant [1871].
He was a chartist and became sub-Secretary for Ovenden to the
General Council for the National Charter Association [1843].
In 1846, he gave 10d towards a fund to get the Chartist leader,
John Frost,
pardoned after his transportation to Tasmania.
In 1837, he married (1) Elizabeth Whitley [1819-1???] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
An Elizabeth Ashworth died in Halifax [Q2 1853].
In 1856, he married (2) Jane Stansfield [1821-1891] in Halifax.
She had a son by her first marriage: Abraham Stansfield [b
1844] (wood turner [1861]).
She was a worsted weaver [1861]
Children:
They lived at
Gibson died in Halifax in 1880 (aged 64).
The widowed Jane was a coal merchant [1881].
A Jane Ashworth died in Halifax [Q2 1891] (aged 69)
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He was
apprenticed to Waddington & Bayes /
working in Bury, Nottingham & Fleetwood /
a journeyman working on the Todmorden & District News then the
Todmorden Advertiser /
a reporter & compositor [1881] /
a reporter & sub-editor on the Hebden Bridge Times & Gazette [1882]
/
founding partner in Kershaw & Ashworth [1886] /
a letterpress printer [1891] /
a journalist author [1901] /
a newspaper editor [1911].
and
a keen sportsman (swimming, cycling, bowls, chess & billiards) /
a founder member of the Calder Valley Rifle Club [1900] /
a member of Lea Holme Bowling Club [1901] /
a member of Halifax & District Amateur Bowling Club /
President of Hebden Bridge Bowling Club /
a member of the Prince Frederick [No 307] Masonic Lodge /
a member of the Loyal Hope Todmorden Lodge, Oddfellows.
In 1878, he married Alice Lord in Todmorden.
Children:
The children were born in Todmorden
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1881] was widowed mother-in-law Hannah Lord.
Handley died in Todmorden [20th January 1931] (aged 79).
The Todmorden Advertiser & Hebden Bridge Newsletter [23rd January 1931] published an obituary
which records that he was the oldest working journalist in Calderdale.
He was buried at St Paul's Church, Cross Stone.
Probate records show that he left an estate valued at £2,944
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Harold was
a creeler in cotton mill [1901] /
a warper of Lane Side, Erringden [1910].
In 1910, he married Lily Turner [1888-19??] at Halifax Parish Church.
Her father is not recorded on the marriage record
A Harold T. Ashworth died in Todmorden [Q3 1950] (aged 63)
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She was
a factory assistant (worsted) spinner [1851] /
a worsted power loom weaver [1861] /
a carpet setter [1881] /
a lodging house keeper at 42 Greenwood Street, Halifax [1895].
She died 2nd March 1895 (aged 55)
& was buried at Stoney Royd Cemetery [Grave Ref: C 14 D]
He was
a watchmaker [1901] /
landlord of the Shamrock, Halifax [1907, 1908] /
a commercial traveller (grocery) [1911] /
a retired watchmaker [1939].
In [Q1] 1890, he married Mary Jane Gregson [1870-19??].
Children:
They lived at
Harry died in Blackpool [Q1 1940] (aged 70)
He was
a cotton spinner [1881] /
a carrier & green grocer [1891] /
a cab proprietor & carrier [1901] /
a cab proprietor [1911].
In 1880, he married Harriet Roberts [1855-19??] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1881] was visitor Matilda M Barstow [b
1826]
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Born in Iffley, Oxfordshire.
He was a land agent [1891].
In [Q3] 1890, he married Helen Alexandra Master [1863-1953]
at Ludlow.
They lived at
Henry died at North Woods, Bristol [17th November 1908]
A Helen A. Ashworth died in Christchurch, Hampshire [Q1 1953] (aged 90)
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He was
a machinist at picker works [1881] /
a machine tenter picker [1891] /
a picker maker [1901] /
a journeyman picker maker [1911].
In 1874, he married (1) Sarah Taylor [1853-1885] in Todmorden.
Children:
Sarah died in Todmorden [17th April 1885] (aged 32).
In 1886, he married (2) Sarah Fielden [1858-1???] in Todmorden.
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1901, 1911] was granddaughter Edith
Fielden [b 1901].
Sarah died 6th May 1929 (aged 71).
Hiram died in Todmorden [11th November 1929] (aged 76).
He, his wives & other members of the family (‡) were buried at Lumbutts United Methodist Free Church
with three unnamed infants
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Born in Todmorden [27th March 1898];
baptised at St Paul's Church, Cross Stone [30th October 1898].
He was
a member of the Todmorden Band /
a member of the choir of St Paul's Church, Cross Stone /
a cotton warehouse worker [1911] /
a weftsman at Ridgefoot Mill, Todmorden.
During World War I,
he enlisted [January 1916] (aged 17) and
served as a Driver
with the 372nd Battery
Royal Field Artillery.
After training at Newcastle & Woolwich, he went to Mesopotamia on
25th June 1917.
He died 20th October 1917 (aged 19),
accidentally drowned in Mesopotamia.
The Todmorden Advertiser & Hebden Bridge Newsletter [23rd November 1917] published an obituary
and there was a photograph in the edition of 7th December 1917.
He is remembered on the Basra Memorial, Iraq [Grave Ref 3 & 60],
and in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance
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On 12th February 1789, he married Mary Greenwood at Heptonstall Church.
Children:
The children were baptised at St Thomas's Church, Heptonstall.
They lived at
James died Q1 1852 (aged 85)
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He married Ann [1798-1867].
Children:
They lived at Farrar's Buildings, Halifax [1841].
Ann died 18th July 1867 (aged 69).
James died 19th September 1870 (aged 71).
The couple & the children ‡ were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2775]
He was involved in local affairs and was
a member of Todmorden Local Board,
a member of Todmorden School Board,
and
a partner in Heap & Ashworth
In 1855, he married Mary Mitchell [1832-1???].
Children:
They lived at Duck Hill, Wadsworth [1861, 1881, 1891]
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Born in Wadsworth [10th June 1849].
He was
a talented musician and played the cello (from the age of 13) /
a popular concert performer /
a member of the Hebden Bridge Choral & Harmonic Society /
a member of the Todmorden Musical Society /
a member of the Dean Clough Musical Society /
a member of the Sowerby Bridge Choral Society /
a member of the Halifax Philharmonic Society /
a performer at concerts of the Northgate End Orchestral Society /
choirmaster at Wainsgate Baptist Church, Hebden Bridge.
and
a weaver of Wadsworth [1871] /
a coachman – domestic servant [1881] /
Assistant overseer & Local Board collector [1891] /
Assistant overseer & rent collector [1901] /
Assistant overseer for the parishes of Hebden Bridge, Mytholmroyd,
Wadsworth, Heptonstall & Erringden.
In [Q4] 1871, he married Elizabeth Robertshaw [1851-1???] at Halifax Parish Church.
Child: John Wilfred
They lived at
James died of Typhoid in the Fielden Hospital, Todmorden [3rd May 1901] (aged 51)
and was buried at Wainsgate Baptist Church, Hebden Bridge.
After his death, son John Wilfred Ashworth was appointed
assistant overseer for Mytholmroyd, to replace his father
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Baptised 12th October 1795.
He was
a weaver of Stansfield [1819] /
a farmer [1841] /
a labourer [1843] /
a farmer of 12 acres [1851, 1861].
On 29th September 1819, he married Grace Holdsworth [1791-1847].
Children:
They lived at
Grace died in 1847.
Living with the family [in 1841, 1851] was Job's
father James Ashworth [b 1767] (retired quarryman).
Living with the family [in 1861] was grandson Sutcliffe
Heyhirst [b 1847].
Job died 4th December 1866.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at under £100.
Letters of Administration were granted to son John
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Born in Stansfield.
He was
a weaver [1843] /
a quarryman [1851] /
a power loom weaver (cotton) [1861] /
a cotton weaver [1866, 1871] /
a farmer of 17 acres [1881] /
a farmer [1891].
On 9th April 1843, he married Susey Bentley [1822-1???] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1861] was Susey's widowed father John
Bentley [b 1778] (chair bottomer).
Living with them [in 1871] was son Thomas & family.
Living with them [in 1881] was son Thomas.
Job died in Todmorden in 1892 (aged 70)
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He moved to Elland.
He was an early member of the Ashworth family of Elland-cum-Greetland.
He was
a maltster & corn dealer /
a shareholder in the Calder & Hebble Navigation Company [1790s].
He owned much land and property in
Elland, Halifax [between Gibbet Street and Hopwood Lane], and
Rochdale.
He was active in the local Baptist cause and built Elland Particular Baptist Church
On 17th January 1755, he married Susanna Child [17??-1813]
at Birstall.
Children:
The family lived at
John died suddenly at Elland Bank [19th January 1800] (aged 67).
His son John died 6 months later.
Susanna died 8th June 1813.
Members of the family were buried at Elland Baptist Church
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He was a maltster.
On 28th September 1791, he married Jane Ramsden [1769-1831] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
John and his wife were estranged.
His father took over all of his son's responsibilities, selling off
his personal effects & estate to discharge his debts and provide for
his wife and children.
His father died suddenly [19th January 1800] (aged 67).
John died 6 months later.
John & children John & Susanna Elizabeth were buried at Elland Baptist Church.
Jane & son Thomas Ramsden were buried at Childwall,
Wavertree, Liverpool
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On completing his apprenticeship, he became a fustian dealer
He married (1) Sally Redman.
Child:
James [1827-1839]
Sally died in childbirth in 1827.
He married (2) Mary [1791-18??].
Children:
He was killed by lightning at Mount Skip on Wednesday
8th July 1847
The Carlisle Patriot [16th July 1847] reported
The poor man was 70 years of age, and has left a wife with 5 or 6
children
He was buried at Wainsgate Baptist Church, Hebden Bridge
with his first wife
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He was
a woollen weaver [1851] /
a retired woollen weaver [1861].
He married Mary [1789-18??].
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1861] was grandson Joseph Ashworth [b
1843] (printer compositor apprentice)
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He was a beerseller at an unidentified beerhouse at Spring Head,
Erringden [1841, 1851].
Question:
Does anyone know which beerhouse this may have been?
He married Susan [1794-18??].
Child:
Richard Horsfall [b 1812] who was an engine tenter [1841]
Living with them [in 1841] was Harriet Haslam [aged 15] (a
mule piecer?)
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He was a beer seller at an unidentified beerhouse at 40 Green Hill,
Halifax [1851].
He married Sarah [1812-1???].
Children:
He was a beer seller [1846].
He married (1) Unknown.
On 24th November 1846, he married (2) Sarah Horner in Halifax.
Children:
The children were born in Halifax
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Son of Philip Howard Ashworth.
Born at Elland Bank [9th July 1811].
He was
educated at Christ Church Oxford [1832, 1836] /
Brasenose College Oxford [1839] /
Rector of Didcot, Berkshire [1851, 1861, 1881].
On 8th July 1851, he married Catherine Walsh [1820-1???].
Children:
They lived at
A Catherine Ashworth died at Cheltenham in 1866 (aged 84).
John died at The Rectory, Didcot [13th May 1890].
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £14,296 4/6d.
His will was proved by son Henry Ashworth Ashworth
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He published the Calder Vale Gazette.
In 1806, he was declared bankrupt
He was curate of St Mary's, Rochdale.
He moved to Ireland and his brother Thomas Ramsden succeeded him at Rochdale
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Born in Wadsworth.
He was
a draper's assistant [1891] /
Assistant overseer's clerk [1901] /
Assistant overseer for Mytholmroyd (appointed to replace his father)
[1901] /
Assistant overseer and clerk for Hebden Bridge. [1906] /
Rate collector and Assistant Overseer of the Poor for Hebden Bridge
District [1909].
In 1896, he married Annie Ashworth [1877-19??] in Todmorden.
Child:
Donald [b 1900]
They lived at 20 Lee View, Hebden Bridge [1901].
In January 1909, Auditors discovered that £170 had gone missing.
John Wilfred was suspended from his post as assistant overseer
and rate collector of Hebden Bridge.
He left home on Sunday night [3rd January 1909], taking his
7-year-old son with him, and sent a note relinquishing his position
as collector.
He also gave instructions as to administering his affairs.
A warrant was issued for his arrest
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He was
a wool comber [1851] /
a labourer in carpet mill [1861] /
a greengrocer [1871, 1881].
He married Hannah Normington [1821-1899].
She was (possibly) postmaster at Wheatley
Children:
They lived at
Born in Barkisland [23rd January 1830].
He was a paper maker [1849].
On 30th December 1849, he married Mary Whiteley [1831-1903] in Halifax.
Children:
Joseph died 13th February 1880.
Mary died in Stainland [6th May 1903].
They & other members of the family were buried at Christ Church, Barkisland [Grave Ref: 707]
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He was
a part-timer worsted repairer [1851] /
a printer compositor apprentice (living with his Ashworth
grandparents) [1861] /
a printer at Ann Street, Northgate [1870] /
a farmer at Brackenbed Grange, Wheatley [1870] /
a printer & farmer employing a journeyman, 2 boys, & 2 labourers
[1871] /
a master printer (employing 7 men) at 14 Broad Street, Hx [1881] /
a letter press printer [1891].
His nephew Normington Ashworth may have been working
for Joseph as a jobbing printer [1881].
Joseph was trading as Joseph Ashworth & Sons Lithographers
[1893, 1894].
In 1865, he married Elizabeth Hoyle [1845-1887].
Children:
They lived at
Joseph was a widower by 1891.
An Elizabeth Ashworth died in Halifax [Q2 1887] (aged 42)
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He was
a cotton weaver [1841] /
a grocer [1851].
He married Sally [1791-18??].
She was a bread baker [1851]
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1851] was granddaughter Sally [b 1834]
(cotton drawing frame tenter)
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He was
a member of the Wesleyan chapel working in the school & chapel /
a leading singer in the chapel /
a worsted weaver in Heptonstall [1841] /
a stocking weaver [1851] /
Chapel Keeper at York Street Wesleyan Chapel, Todmorden
(having taken over from his brother George) [1861, 1871, 1881,
1891] /
a retired chapel keeper [1901].
On 19th December 1841, he married Sally Greenwood [1819-1896] at Heptonstall Church.
She was a silk drawer
The family lived at
Sally died in Todmorden in 1896 (aged 77).
Lawrence died in Todmorden [26th February 1904] (aged 86).
The Todmorden & District News [4th March 1904]
published an obituary
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Born at Elland Bank [20th March 1813].
She was
a governess [1851, 1861] /
a schoolmistress [1871] /
a retired schoolmistress [1881, 1891].
She never married.
She lived at
Louisa died in Tunbridge Wells [13th May 1900].
Probate was granted to her sister Frances Rosamond Ashworth
Probate records show that she left effects valued at £6,010 0/11d.
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He and his wife had a dry-cleaning business in Albion Street, Halifax.
The couple began to buy property in Halifax until they had acquired
all the houses on Balmoral Place.
He married Florence [19??-1970?].
Child: Robin
They lived at Savile Green, Halifax
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He was
a jobbing printer (probably working for his uncle Joseph Ashworth) [1881] /
a printer stationer [1891] /
a letterpress printer (employer) [1901, 1911].
He established Normington Ashworth Printers
In 1880, he married Emma Scott [1860-1927].
Children:
They lived at
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Son of John Ashworth Ashworth.
He was
educated at New College Oxford [1875] /
a barrister at Middle Temple [11th May 1881]
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Born at Sunney Bank, Batley [14th September 1769].
Like others in the Ashworth family of Elland-cum-Greetland, he was
a Baptist.
He was
a member of Pellon Lane Particular Baptist Church /
a malt merchant [1804] /
a maltster at Elland Bank /
educated at Cambridge University [1798].
On 1st September 1804, he married Ruth Cooper [1784-1853]
in Masham, North Yorkshire.
Children:
The children were baptised into the Church of England at Elland
Parish Church.
The 8 older children were baptised on the same day [7th August 1820]
by their cousin Rev John Harvey Ashworth.
Frances Rosamond was baptised [7th August 1832].
All the sons attended Oxford University.
The family lived at
Bank Bottom, Elland [1841].
Philip Howard died at Elland Bank [3rd December 1834].
Members of the family were buried at Elland Baptist Church.
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Son of Philip Howard Ashworth
Born at Elland Bank [24th January 1810].
He was
educated at Heath Grammar School [1832] /
one of the subscribers to John Horner's book Buildings in the Town & Parish of Halifax [1835] /
educated at Alban Hall Oxford [1841, 1845] /
Anglican clergyman [1851].
On 6th January 1848, he married Anne Outram at Elland Parish Church.
They lived at
Philip Sidney died at Didcot [29th August 1864].
Probate records show that he left effects valued at under £3,000.
His will was proved by his brothers
Rev Arthur Howard Ashworth
& Rev John Ashworth Ashworth,
and Rev William Dowding of Idmiston, near Salisbury,
Wiltshire, (clerk)
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He married Amelia [1759-1829].
Richard died 20th August 1827 (aged 72).
Amelia died 28th October 1829 (aged 70).
The couple were buried at Square Independent Chapel, Halifax
In 1784, he married Grace Crossley.
Children:
They lived at Slack House in Wadsworth.
They were Baptists.
Richard & Grace were buried at Wainsgate Baptist Church, Hebden Bridge
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He was
a refreshment shop keeper (own account) [1901] /
a cotton weaver [1911].
In 1892, he married Mary Crowther [1875-19??] in Todmorden.
Children:
The family lived at
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He was
educated at Emmanuel College Cambridge /
called to the Bar [1802] /
a barrister.
On 26th December 1801, he married Anne Macaulay [1781-1863] at St Peter's Church, Huddersfield.
The marriage brought Slead Hall into the Macaulay family
At various times, they owned and/or lived at
Richard died in Manchester [5th August 1828] (aged 56).
Anne died at Penmaenmawr, Wales [8th July 1863] (aged 82).
They were buried at Saint Matthew's Church, Lightcliffe:
Richard [12th August 1828];
Anne [17th July 1863]
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He was a hand loom weaver worsted [1851, 1861].
Around 1835, he married Mary [1814-1???].
She was a hand loom weaver worsted [1851]
Children:
The family lived at Shawcroft Hill, Todmorden [1851, 1861]
Robert died 27th November 1887 (aged 61),
and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1314]
with Henry Ashworth [1808-1868],
Blanche Greenwood [1868-1869]
& Mary Ashworth [1836-1891]
Question:
Does anyone know whether/how these 3 people are related to Robert
Ashworth?
He worked in Penrith before moving to Brighouse about 1888,
He worked for 5 years as foreman/manager, printer's compositor for
Albert Benjamin Bayes.
He set up in business as a letterpress & lithographic printer,
stationer and newsagent at Park Street, Brighouse in 1892.
In 1894, he took over an existing bookselling business at 37
Commercial Street, Brighouse.
In 18??, he established R. H. Ashworth & Company Limited.
The business was at Park Street, Brighouse, then at Church Lane, Brighouse.
He established a circulating library [subscription 2/6d per quarter].
He was Honorary Secretary of the Albion Bowling Club, Brighouse.
In 1890, he married Mary Clayton [1864-1???] in Halifax.
She was a boarding house keeper [1911]
Children:
The family lived at
Robert Henry contracted influenza and never recovered his
normal health [1900/1901], and developed rheumatic fever [August
1902].
He died at home [2nd September 1902] (aged 31)
and was buried at Brighouse Cemetery.
The Brighouse News [5th September 1902] published
a lengthy obituary
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Ashworth, Abel Ref 176-37
A woolcomber from Sowerby.
Ashworth, Abraham Ref 176-207
Of Warley.
Ashworth, Abraham Ref 176-521
Of Machpelah, Hebden Bridge
Ashworth, Abraham Ref 176-32
Born in Ovenden.
Sarah was born in Bingley
Ashworth, Abraham Ref 176-744
A woolsorter with James Akroyd & Son.
Ashworth, Agnes Whitfield Ref 176-52
Daughter of Philip Howard Ashworth.
Ashworth, Albert Richard Ref 176-8
Born in Wadsworth
Ashworth, Alice Healey Ref 176-45
Born in Rochdale.
Ashworth, Arthur Ref 176-253
Son of Hiram Ashworth.
Ashworth, Rev Arthur Howard Ref 176-726
MA.
Mary Georgianna was born in Plymouth
Ashworth, Caleb Ref 176-208
Of Northowram.
Ashworth, Cornelius Ref 176-88
Handloom weaver of Ovenden.
Ashworth, David Ref 176-22
Illegitimate son of Esther Ashworth of Shelf.
Ashworth, Dicken Ref 176-83 
Ashworth, Dorothy Ref 176-5
Born in Manchester [20th June 1932].
Ashworth, Edmund Lord Ref 176-186
Son of Handley Ashworth.
Ashworth, Edward Ref 176-35
Born in Halifax.
Sarah was born in Southowram
Ashworth, Edwin Ref 176-10
Born in Wadsworth
Sarah was born in Wadsworth
Ashworth, Ellen Florence Ref 176-135
Daughter of William Christopher Ashworth.
Ashworth, Ephraim Ref 176-16
Son of Betty & John Ashworth of Jumples Mill.
Ashworth, Ernest Ref 176-691
DCM.
consistent good work when in charge of transport.
When two of his horses were killed, he reorganised his column with
great coolness and proceeded.
Ashworth, Ernest Ref 176-9
Son of Edwin Ashworth.
Ashworth, Frances Rosamond Ref 176-53
Daughter of Philip Howard Ashworth.
Ashworth, Frank Ref 176-42
He was a weaver [1898].
Elsie was born in Wincobank, Sheffield.
Ashworth, Fred Ref 176-282
JP.
Sarah was the daughter of Peter Ormerod
Ashworth, Fred Ref 176-50
Born in Wadsworth.
Ashworth, Fred Ref 176-258
Son of Richard Ashworth.
Ashworth, Fred Ref 176-6
Son of Janet & Egbert Ashworth of Halifax.
Ashworth, George Ref 176-568
Of the Ashworth family.
Ashworth, Rev George Ref 176-515
Born April 1801.
Elizabeth was born in Barkisland
Ashworth, George Ref 176-36
A stone mason from Halifax.
Ashworth, George Ref 176-59
Born in Halifax.
Elizabeth was born in Brighouse.
Ashworth, George Ref 176-2421
Of Sowerby Bridge.
Ashworth, George Wheelhouse Ref 176-728
BA.
Ashworth, Gibson Ref 176-39
Son of Robert Ashworth, weaver.
Elizabeth was born in Ovenden, the daughter of John
Whitley, weaver
Jane was born in Wadsworth, the widow of Mr Stansfield.
Ashworth, Handley Ref 176-384
Born in Stansfield.
Alice was the daughter of James Lord
Ashworth, Harold Tabiner Ref 176-46
Son of Alice Healey Ashworth;
father unknown, but possibly Thomas Tabiner who is shown as
his father (deceased) on Harold's marriage record.
Lily came from Foster Clough, Wadsworth.
Ashworth, Harriet Ref 176-13
(Possibly) daughter of Simon Ashworth.
Ashworth, Harry Kershaw Ref 176-60
Born in Halifax [5th June 1869].
Mary Jane was born in Brighouse [17th February 1870]
Ashworth, Henry Ref 176-678
Born in West Vale.
Ashworth, Henry Ashworth Ref 176-55
Son of John Ashworth Ashworth.
Helen was born in Gloucestershire, the daughter of Colonel
William Master; her father was born in Dublin
Ashworth, Hiram Ref 176-3
Born in Cleckheaton.
Sarah was born in Stalybridge, Lancashire
Sarah was born in Walsden
Ashworth, Horace Orrell Ref 176-254
Son of Frank Ashworth.
Ashworth, James Ref 176-272
He was (possibly) a founder of Elland Particular Baptist Church
[1789]
Ashworth, James Ref 176-63
He was
a weaver [1789] /
a labourer [1841] /
a retired quarryman [1851].
Ashworth, James Ref 176-47
He was a woollen twister [1841].
Ashworth, James Ref 176-769
He lived at
Thornlee Villa / Oakleigh Villa, Todmorden.
Ashworth, James Ref 176-27
He was a hand loom weaver [1861, 1881, 1891].
There was a daughter Betty [b 1854/1855] who appears
as Betty Ashworth on some records, but as Betty
Mitchell (no father) when she married William Redman
Ashworth, James Ref 176-43
Son of Richard Ashworth, farm labourer.
Elizabeth was born in Wadsworth, the daughter of John
Robertshaw, farmer
Ashworth, Job Ref 176-2
Son of James Ashworth.
Ashworth, Job Ref 176-4
Son of Job Ashworth.
Susey, a weaver, was born in Stansfield, the daughter
of John Bentley, labourer
Ashworth, John Ref 176-2500
Born in Rochdale [17th or 22nd May 1732].
for the worship of God and the cultivation of morality
Susanna came from Roberttown
Ashworth, John Ref 176-8000
Son of John Ashworth.
Ashworth, John Ref 176-1025
In 1791, he was apprenticed to Martin Mollineaux to learn the
production of fustian.
Ashworth, John Ref 176-17
Of Bessy Bridge, Wadsworth.
About one o'clock in the afternoon, a most severe thunderstorm passed
over Halifax.
[John Ashworth] left his house at Bessy Bridge to get a fire
poker repaired at a neighbouring smith's shop.
On returning home with the poker, he was overtaken by the storm and
took shelter in an outhouse at Mount Skip.
As he was proceeding homewards, a flash of lightning struck him dead
on the spot.
The hair on one side of his body was severely burnt off, that part of
his face and body being completely black.
The remains were placed in a cart and conveyed home.
Ashworth, John Ref 176-48
Born in Ovenden.
Mary was born in Birstall
Ashworth, John Ref 176-7960
Born in Halifax.
Ashworth, John Ref 176-18
Born in Halifax.
Ashworth, John Ref 176-159
Born in Halifax.
Sarah was the daughter of Stephen Horner
Ashworth, John Ashworth Ref 176-54
MA.
Catherine, of Iffley, Oxfordshire, was the daughter
of Charles Walsh, gentleman
Ashworth, John Firth Ref 176-463
Newspaper proprietor at Hebden Bridge.
Ashworth, Rev John Harvey Ref 176-20
Son of John Ashworth.
Ashworth, John Wilfred Ref 176-297
Son of James Ashworth.
Ashworth, Joseph Ref 176-34
Born in Ovenden.
Hannah was born in Ovenden.
Ashworth, Joseph Ref 176-23
Son of Rev George Ashworth.
Mary was born in Barkisland, the daughter of Martha
& Robert Whiteley
Ashworth, Joseph Ref 176-4430
Son of Thomas Ashworth.
Elizabeth was born in Halifax
Ashworth, Lawrence Ref 176-44
Born in Heptonstall.
Sally was born in Heptonstall.
Ashworth, Lawrence Ref 176-28
Son of Lawrence Ashworth.
Sally, a weaver, was born in Heptonstall, the daughter of
Simeon Greenwood.
Ashworth, Louisa Child Ref 176-57
Daughter of Philip Howard Ashworth.
Ashworth, Margaret Ref 176-173
In 1772, she married Edmund Lord
Ashworth, Norman Ref 176-95
Of Halifax.
Ashworth, Normington Ref 176-33
Son of Joseph Ashworth.
Emma was born in Northowram
Ashworth, Philip Arthur Ref 176-56
BA.
Ashworth, Philip Howard Ref 176-7503
Son of John Ashworth.
Ashworth, Rev Philip Sidney Ref 176-19
MA.
Anne was the daughter of Benjamin Outram
Ashworth, Richard Ref 176-29
Ashworth, Richard Ref 176-5300
He was a webster.
Grace was the daughter of William Crossley
Ashworth, Richard Ref 176-41
Born in Todmorden.
Mary was born in Todmorden
Ashworth, Richard Johnson Daventry Ref 176-14
Son of John Ashworth.
Anne was the daughter of Thomas Macaulay.
Ashworth, Robert Ref 176-26
Born in Wadsworth.
Mary was born in Wadsworth.
Ashworth, Robert Ref 176-58
He was a picture framer.
Ashworth, Robert Henry Ref 176-541
Born in Bacup, Lancashire.
Mary was born in Southowram, the daughter of Mr Clayton.